Everything posted by 98whitelightnin
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NV4500 broke...
This new SB organic DD I got is smooth as butter on take off. It can be a little tough to get into gear from a stop and it is definitely slower shifting but it holds power at my level no problem. I ordered from DAP and it came fed ex the next day at no extra charge!
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Lowes craftsman warranty
I have gotten several replacements at Ace hardware. One store made sure the numbers matched from my ratchet to the new ratchet and the other store didnt care. Too bad they're all made in china now
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Should I bite the bullet?
Set aside money for deletes if possible in your area and then worry about the other stuff as it comes. I ran 2014+ fuel filter in my 2012, they are nanonet or something, better than the older style but can’t remember why now.
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Should I bite the bullet?
6.7 injectors are not the same old finicky common rail injectors that the 5.9 uses and I never hear of people having problems with them, even with twice the mileage. As a guy that had a 4th gen (2012) and several 2nd gens, the 4th gen is leaps and bounds above our old trucks and even 3rd gen's too. Interior, ride and power are all really nice and if it wasnt for my hatred of big truck payments, I would probably still have mine. That being said, I really love these old 2nd gen trucks for the style and simplicity. If you end up getting it, keep your 02 also, just to ake sure you still hapy with the 12 a year from now.
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Radiator flush
Im running Peak/distilled water, I think the yellow mix with anything stuff.
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Radiator flush
Or cream of chicken... all apologies dripley
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Thermostat... just a good one
Ive always used napa too and never an issue.
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Radiator flush
Yes, cascade makes one and is supposed to be the only thing we can buy anymore that is strong enough to do the job.
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Radiator flush
A few years ago folks were using the fryer boilout to flush the system. I never needed to flush but would try it if I needed it.
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Radiator flush
I get 10 gallons of distilled water. I always open radiator drain and pull lower hose. Pull thermostat and heater core hose then stuff water hose down the block and heater core. Fill it up with distilled and put it all back together, then go for a ride. Drain it al back out and then fill with 3 gallons antifreeze and the rest with distilled water.
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Mystery pedal thing
That is the stock headlight switch for a 98 12 and 24v and the newer style supposedly cannot be wired up. Its sad to see all those wires spliced together like that, i feel for you.
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Compounds!
I used stainlessdiesel 2G piping kit https://www.stainlessdiesel.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=43&product_id=76. BW S362/65/14 or S475/96/1.10 This was my 95 12v so I used 5x.016 injectors.
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Vacation fun
I set the timing at 16.5* last week and have been checking get temps on a certain part of my commute and they are constantly 50-60 cooler. Got the PDD 5x.012 sac injectors @ 305 bar in yesterday and they really woke the truck up! It runs strong and really clean, unless you really get on it. I’m still running stock gsk and I can definitely feel the new throttle response. They lowered my idle about 50 rpm so I need to bump that up.
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Engine noise (revisited)
He is the one I sold my pristine 95 dually too and he destroyed it.
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Engine noise (revisited)
You read right, no filter at all. Rain or shine, turbo open to all elements.
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Engine noise (revisited)
I agree, that sounds like a healthy vp truck to me. @dripley here is a pic of my old roommates 2001 truck after he blew the head gasket. His truck had 450k miles on it and he never ran an air filter for as long as I knew him and beat the heck out of this truck.
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tranny heat exchanger
I ran that derale 15870 on my 95 after the compounds and it did a great job keeping everything cool. Only turned the fans on a few times in slow moving stop and go.
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Vacation fun
Almost forgot about this rig is saw out in Colorado. I couldn’t get very good pics but you get the jist of it. It was a second gen with a wild paint scheme, pretty tough looking rig.
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Infinity sound system
Im not a stereo expert by any means but when I got my truck the front door speakers did not work. The factory radio had its own problems so I figured all would be well with a new radio. New radio did not fix old speakers so I put in two new 6x9's in the front doors and they work great. I left the little amps in place and just screwed them to the new speakers.
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Stock EGT temps
I ordered one of PDD's timing wheels and it came today. I tore my garage apart but couldnt find my tork tek pump gear puller so I had to order another. The big city is not my kind of life but having amazon prime and 1 or 2 day shipping is really nice so I will mess with it again when it arrives friday.
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SAC Injectors
I wonder what the difference is, other than nozzle style? I ran Contagious 7x.010 vco and Infinite Performance 5x.016 sac and the idle was perfect for both sets.
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Did the power steering pump mod this evening and
Has this mod been deleted from the articles section?
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Vacation fun
I ordered a set of 5x.012 injectors and asked that they be set at 305bar. Hopefully this will get me a bit cleaner burn and add a little mpg too.
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5 Speed Swap
Get the cover out of a manual cluster. Drive shafts bolt up fine, back is a little shorter and front a little longer but I had no problems running mine. I bought a wrecked truck with DHD so I didnt use my old DLD.
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5 Speed Swap
You wont need a cluster, The PRD21 pops out and a black plastic cover plate goes in its place. I did not mess with my drive shaft lengths. Your bell housing will work fine. DLD tcase will work but need to change input shaft or something, I got DHD when I did mine.